Feeling light as a feather, without all that ballast Short day today, half biking, half resting. I was not too sure about the weather so I got up with ease and eventually decided to go for short ride (20 miles) up the coast, rather than spending the whole day glued to the screen. I had…
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Coromandel
When it rains it pours. It was dry when I got out of the hotel this morning, that surprised me, the sight of the clouds on the horizon though did not. The weather forecast was right and just 17 miles into the ride it started to rain. It was not bad to start with but…
Hauraki Rail Trail
A little revolution every now and then is a healthy thing. When I got on the bicycle this morning I was going to ride 46 miles to Waihi Beach and camp there, I am writing this from the balcony of the hotel I’m sleeping at in Paeroa. This is how a day can turn around….
To the Bay of Plenty
Another day another sea. I left Napier relatively early this morning and, after 240 miles I got into the Camping site around 16:00 in the afternoon. Not bad. Yes I did not pedal 240 miles, I got on the bus in Napier and after a change in Taupo I arived in Rotorua around lunch time….
A day in Art Deco Town
What a beautiful place Rest day in Napier meant just that, a little walk in the morning, more on it in a second and a movie in the afternoon. The legs should be ready to ride the 8 days that separate me from Auckland even if I know already that one or two of them…
Napier, at last.
It was warm, it was warm! I guess I got out of the roaring 40s, it felt like that last night, it was warm and and I did not need to wear the whole wardrobe for a change. The V drink of the afternoon also caught up with me and could not get to sleep…
Road signs day
Some days the road furniture is all there is to see I was a bit confused this morning, I woke up and looked at the mobile phone and it said 6:45, but there was a lot of light outside. I thought, no way I’m getting up and turned over for another 30 minutes. Then the…
Masterton pause
Plans or friends, not really a choice… friends! So I was not blown away in the camp but the long term effect of the long and difficult ride was to manifest itself in generalised weakness and extreme need of food. After getting up and scoffing a protein rich nut bar I knew the only answer…
Back to the north island
Here’s to 37 fab days in the south island. The ferry is leaving Picton at 10:45 and check-in is at 10:00 soI figured that, to be on the safe side, I should leave the camping at 8:00. This meant getting up before dawn and starting to pack. Well it was cold and wet and the…